Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:16:22 +0000
Nobody likes a driver who gets behind the wheel of a car when he or she is three sheets to the wind and puts innocent people in danger on the road. But even less should we like unsubstantiated accusations of drunk driving based on breathalyzers- a magic machine, the reliability of which has to be taken on faith.
Tue, 20 May 2008 06:21:17 +0000
A Tucson judge's ruling could potentially affect every alcohol breath test conducted in the state since Dec. 1, 2006. City Court Judge Thomas Berning's ruling says the breath tests are inadmissible because the company that makes the machine hasn't made its inner workings available to the defense.
Tue, 20 May 2008 04:02:21 +0000
A judge in Tucson has tossed out alcohol breath tests in 49 DUI cases and a defense attorney says the ruling could have widespread implications. City Court Judge Thomas Berning's ruling says the breath tests are inadmissible because the company that makes the machine hasn't made its inner workings available to the defense.
Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:03:20 +0000
Alcohol Alert! is a coin/dollar bill operated, talking vending machine that accurately tests breath alcohol content to alert and prevent possible drunk driving.
Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:41:32 +0000
The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department has improved its on line services and its public access by making alcohol breath test machine records searchable on their web site. Information available are maintenance records, usage records, and calibration records. The information is vital in accessing a DUI case.
Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:12:41 +0000
Breath testing instrument used in thousands of drunken driving cases is under scrutiny as the state Supreme Court considers an appeal challenging whether the machine provides reliable blood-alcohol level readings. The court's decision will affect at least 10,000 cases that have been hung up over questions about the reliability of the Alcotest 7110.
Mon, 15 May 2006 08:21:17 +0000
THOUSANDS of drink-drivers are getting back behind the wheel because of secret reductions built into Victoria Police's breathalyser machines are automatically reducing the drivers blood-alcohol reading by 20 per cent. Only a little bit over? They won't know!